painful

Example Sentences

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Making the film meant confronting painful images and memories, but we deliberately chose not to look away.

From Los Angeles Times

Not all-the-way painful, but impossible to ignore when I move a certain way.

From Literature

“It’s easier and less painful to make these contract mistakes.”

From MarketWatch

The knock-on effects of Iran effectively closing of the Strait of Hormuz are just as painful as the closure itself.

From Barron's

And I’m sorry that your ex’s choice to be avoidant is only making what I imagine to be a painful process that much more excruciating and drawn out.

From MarketWatch